Mathematicians-Research-Project-PreCalc-version

Mathematicians Research Project Objective: The purpose of this assignment is to acquaint students with the history of a famous mathematician and discover his/her contributions to modern mathematics It is important to focus on the networks of communications that were developed between many of these people The student should examine the background and living conditions of the mathematician The student should examine what drove these scholars and other interests they may have had The student should also explore the most interesting aspects of the person researched The student should make note of the time period in which the mathematician made their contributions, and what else was happening from a historical vantage point The student should highlight the main contributions to mathematics the mathematician made, then focus on one to research further and get the best understanding of This contribution to mathematics will be the main focus of the student’s slides along with an overview of the mathematician’s background DIRECTIONS: Each person must complete his/her own research and complete the “Let Me Introduce You” form All quotes and information must be cited accurately and correctly Create a slide show to present your research, which must include the information from the Mathematician Biography outline worksheet Your main feature of the slide show is your mathematician’s greatest contribution to modern mathematics Write a page double-spaced paper (in addition to the title page and works cited page) in 12 point Times New Roman font, with one inch margins, on a famous mathematician The report must include the following information:  Dates of birth and death of the mathematician  Places of birth and death  Living conditions as a child/family life  Educational background  Additional biographical information where applicable o Most significant contribution(s) to the field of mathematics  Relevance of contribution(s) to mathematics today  Works Cited in MLA format: MLA Guide Resources from the general internet: Famous Mathematicians (Bio.com: A+E Network) Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (Trinity College School of Mathematics) Famous Mathematicians Famous Mathematicians (University of Cambridge) Biographies of Women Mathematicians (Agnes Scott College) The Faces of Sciences: African Americans in the Sciences (University of California Irvine)Select "Mathematicians" MacTutor History - Mathematician Biographies Index (School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland) Famous People- Mathematicians THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN RESEARCHING AND WRITING PAPER Childhood Where and when your mathematician was born Information about your mathematician as a child and about her/his family Her/his early education (Before college) How her/his childhood may have affected her/his math career Education Where did your mathematician get her/his education as a young adult and in adulthood What was her/his education like How did her/his education affect her/his math career Adult Life How did your mathematician’s adult life include math What were some of her/his accomplishments in math Was your mathematician famous for anything outside of the world of math How The World Has Been Affected Accomplishments that make your mathematician famous How did your mathematician’s accomplishments affect other mathematicians Did she/he have any famous inventions or math formulas How did her/his work in math affect us today Famous quotes by your mathematician Anything else you find relevant, interesting, or important about your mathematician Famous Mathematician Project Not Satisfactory point Needs Improvement points Satisfactory points Exemplary points Guidelines Paper meets few of Paper meets some of the Paper meets most of the the guidelines as well as guidelines as well as guidelines as well as not being turned in on being turned in on time being turned in on time time Paper is pages and meets the guidelines as well as being turned in on time Biographical Information Information not accurate, or paper only includes 0-3 biographical facts Information provided is somewhat accurate, or paper only includes 4-6 biographical facts Information provided is mostly accurate, or paper only includes 7-9 biographical facts Information provided is both detailed and accurate and paper includes 10 biographical facts Mathematical Information not Contributions accurate, or paper only Information provided is somewhat accurate, or paper only includes 2-3 mathematical contribution Information provided is mostly accurate, or paper only includes mathematical contribution Information provided is both detailed and accurate and paper includes mathematical contributions includes 0-1 mathematical contributions Reference Page There are no resources listed or no sources can be found based upon the information given by the student There is only one resource listed or only one source can be found based upon the information given by the student There are two resources listed or only two sources can be found based upon the information given by the student There are three resources listed and each source can be easily found based upon the information given by the student Slides Of the 15 combined contributions and biographical data, only 0-5 items are on the slides or the slides are done sloppily Of the 15 combined contributions and biographical data, only 6-10 items are on the slides or the slides are not done neatly Of the 15 combined contributions and biographical data, only 11-14 items are on the slides or there is no picture of the mathematician The slides are done neatly, all 15 combined contributions and biographical data are included, and the slides include the mathematician’s picture